African Golden Cat (Caracal aurata)

African Golden Cat Key Facts

African Golden Cat Information

SCIENTIFIC NAME Caracal aurata

NAME ORIGIN The Golden Cat gets the name from its reddish coat. The full common name is the African Golden Cat which distinguishes it from the similar Asian Golden Cat. There are no other English common names, although the greyish form used to be called the Silver Cat, until it was established they were in fact the same species.

Video: Elusive Golden Cat Filmed - by National Geographic

African Golden Cat Distribution Map Reproduced with permission from the book Cats of Africa

African Golden Cat Distribution

The African Golden Cat occurs in the tropical forests of equatorial Africa from Senegal, Sierra Leone and Liberia in the west, through Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to a minimal distribution in Uganda and Kenya in the east.